Interviews – Noah Lloyd

Creating Worlds, Opening Doors: An Interview with Heather Taylor

My interview with Heather Taylor felt like a chat with an old friend. Heather’s generosity, openness, and story sensibilities had me thinking one thing: if Hollywood’s lucky, this is a future showrunner.
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Write to Tell (Yourself) the Truth: An Interview with Lorien McKenna

Telling the truth may be the hardest thing of all. In interviewing screenwriter and playwright Lorien McKenna, I found one of the most empathic people I’ve ever met. We talk about voice, juggling a creative life, and working from a place of honest vulnerability.
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A Life is a Fractured Narrative: An Interview with Paul Tremblay

In this interview with horror writer Paul Tremblay, we talk about the new movie based on his work (dir. M. Night Shyamalan), novel writing, finding your community, solar panels, and toilet paper.
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Never Leave Anything Unfinished: An Interview with David Quiroz, Jr.

After just a few minutes of talking to David Quiroz, Jr., it becomes obvious that this is someone who gets things done. In this interview, we talk about what it’s like working on other people’s projects, what you can learn by writing in different media, and how to develop a career where other people pitch…
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Actionable Empathy: An Interview with Pamela Ribon

Pamela Ribon’s written on everything from MOANA to MY YEAR OF DICKS (not a typo). We talk about growing up in small towns, learning how to write for audiences, and we come up with a precise, accurately measured formula for going viral.
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Activity Creates Energy: An Interview with Javier Grillo-Marxuach

An interview with Javier Grillo-Marxuach, writer on Lost, The Dark Crystal, The Witcher, and many other excellent shows.
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Discipline Before Inspiration: An Interview with Carlos Cisco

In the first long-form interview of this site, I interview Carlos Cisco, staff writer on STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, about his career, advice for aspiring dramatic writers, and tabletop roleplaying games.
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